Seven bedrooms. Your own spa. There’s skiing and then there’s Chalet Brevières skiing It’s the most wonderful time of the year. No, not THAT one. The one where you get past that and start planning ski season. If you’re looking for a selection of venues, then AMA Selections would appear to be aptly named. And,…
Takuya Watanabe swaps Paris for London with the launch of Taku London’s Japanese offering has soared considerably this year and, well, it’s happening again. This month (November 2022) sees the opening of Taku, an omakase restaurant headed up by Chef Takuya Watanabe, formerly of Jin, the first sushi omakase in Paris to receive a Michelin…
There are few places more suited to a winter break than Zurich’s Baur au Lac hotel Maybe it’s an age thing. Maybe we’re all just grumpy. Maybe the inner Scrooge thing is just something that happens to everyone eventually. Whatever the reason, it’s getting harder and harder to feel festive. They probably don’t have that…
Oslo’s Sommero is, Judith Baker discovers, an opulent neighbourhood gem of a hotel Norway’s cool coastal capital has seen a wave of new openings this year with new museums, ambitious architecture and cultural initiatives. And it has also lifted the curtain on the fabulous Sommerro in the elegant Frogner district. The stunning building was formerly…
See the former. Pack the latter. There are many reasons to visit New York and, at last count, at least two of them are called Katz. For gargantuan sandwiches, recreations of famous scenes from When Harry Met Sally, or the sending of salami to your boy in the army, you want the deli. For a…
House of Hazelwood unveils its second release of exceptionally rare whiskies After – somewhat inevitably – selling out of their inaugural ‘First Drop’ release, House of Hazelwood has revealed its Autumn Collection of eight more rare and old whiskies, selected from the private collection of the Gordon family. The eight come from two ranges: The…
By the power of Grayshott… We have… well, not the power, as such. But our rooms smell very nice. Grayshott is a new, small (but-beautifully-formed) lifestyle brand producing rather stylish candles. While the story begins in India, where, in 1926, on the east coast, stood an allegedly magnificent house called Grayshott. And the family who…
Loisaba Conservancy now offer helicopter excursions to their visitors When you’re exploring some 56,000 acres of Kenya, you need a little help. And that’s why Loisaba Conservancy are now offering guests staying at their Elewana properties the option of, well, air support. Adding to what’s already a life-affirming experience, five new helicopter tours are on…
Celebrity hair-colourist Josh Wood lends his name to the new Claridge’s Spa Josh Woods is, apparently, THE name in celebrity hair. I’ll take their word for it – all my head needs these days is a spray of polish and a buff with a soft cloth. But moving on… For those of you with hair…
York’s finest hotel, The Grand, opens a new fine dining restaurant. Over the years, York has been synonymous with a number of things. The famous Minster. The number of ghosts believed to reside there. THAT smell at the Jorvik Viking Centre. Outside of a Betty’s Tea Room though, or its place in chocolate history as…